I Feel Too Much. It's Like Being

I'm A Writer Of Faith Who Worries About The Intolerance Of Religion. I Look At The Past And Fear We Haven't Learned From It. I Believe That Humanity Is Capable Of Evil As Well As Great Acts Of Courage And Goodness. I Have Hope. Deep Down, I Believe In The Human Spirit, Although Sometimes That Belief Is Shaken.

While I Was In College Becoming A Good Catholic I Was Also Becoming A Writer - One Haunted By Catholicism.

Genres Are Just Bottles For The Various Boats. The Boats Matter To Me.

Literature Has Done Great Work For Feminism - Writing And Reading Are A Practice Of Empathy - And Great Literature Will Continue To Do So.

I Want Women Writers To Write Boldly, Wildly, Deeply. I Want Them To Feel Really Liberated To Tell The Brutal Truth, However They See That Truth And Are Moved To Tell It.